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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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